Lid-holder and advertising device.



No. 635,904. r Patented Oct. 3|, I899 L. F. STOECKER.

LID HOLDER AND ADVERTISING DEVICE.

(Application filed Dec. 19, 1898.)

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS F. STOECKER, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

LlD-HCLDER AND ADVERTISING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 635,904, datedOctober31, 1899.

Application filed December 19, 1898. Serial No. 699,658. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LoUIs F. STOECKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Lid-Holders andAdvertising Devices; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and use thesame.

This invention relates to a device for advertising purposes and forsupporting open cigar-box lids for display.

As is well known, it is difficult to support cigar-box lids at an anglewhen on exhibit, so that the advertising matter thereon may be readilyseen. Furthermore, it is difficult to arrange the lids or covers so thatall will present the same appearance.

My object, therefore, is to provide a simple, easily-adjusted, andinexpensive attachment applicable toany form orsize of box and whichafter being adjusted will hold the lid or cover firmly in any position.I also provide for the device so used an advertising-button whichattracts the eye and is consequently a valuable addition to the device.

The drawings herewith show the form of the attachment and itsapplication to a cigarbox.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device, showing a button upon itsupper end. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of a cigarbox,showing the attachment in position. Fig. 3 is a rear View of the box,showing manner in which the wire holds the lid. Fig. 4

is a top view of the edge of the box-lid, wire,

at one corner and is forced down to its place,

as shown in Fig. 2. The said loop is formed somewhat narrower than thethickness of the wood it straddles, so that when forced to its place itremains firmly fixed. The portion d is bent, as shown in Fig. 3, at g,and as the lid is raised the wire is forced outward away from the box;but when the lid reaches the button the flexibility of the wire carriesthe loop 0 toward the lid and engages it, as shown in Fig 4. Upon thebutton may be printed or stamped any advertising matter desired.

It is evident that the device shown and described may be used on otherclasses of goods and will be found convenient for a number of purposes.

I am aware that it is not new to provide a lid-holder; but I believe theparticular form and arrangement shown and described are new.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim A lid-holder andadvertising device consistin g of a length of spring-wire having adisplay-button at its upper extremity, means for holding the button, aloop formed behind said button by recurving the wire upon itself, suchloop adapted to clasp the box-lid, along curved portion terminating in acoil-spring, a loop extending therefrom formed by recurving the wireportion upon itself such loop being parallel with the said long curvedportion and adapted to straddle the verticalwall of the box, all beingarranged substantially as shown and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS F. STOECKER.

Witnesses:

O. B. MODOUGAL, O. JOHNSON.

